Stirling, remains of former bridge to N of Stirling Old Bridge

Heritage listing

Date Added 12/02/2004 Type Industrial: bridge, viaduct, aqueduct, Secular: bridge Local Authority Stirling Parish Stirling NGR NS 79719 94623 Coordinates 279719, 694623 — The monument comprises the remains, identified by underwater investigations, of a multi-span wooden bridge with stone reinforced piers running diagonally across the present channel of the River Forth, just upstream from Stirling Old Bridge, which it must, on historical evidence, pre-date. These remains appear to correspond to the seven-arch wooden bridge depicted on the 13th-century common seal of the Royal Burgh of Stirling and the bridge is believed to be that where the English army of Edward I was defeated by the Scots, led by William Wallace, on 11 September 1297. The area to be scheduled is irregular on plan with maximum dimensions of 184m from its NE-most point to its SW-most by 85m NW-SE, to include the remains of the bridge and the presumed site of its abutments, together with an area within which associated remains are expected to survive, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract. The S boundary of the scheduled area is contiguous with the N boundary of the scheduled area associated with Stirling Old Bridge, while its E and W boundaries are formed by the edge of the river banks, except for a small areas at the SW and NE, where the area to be scheduled includes a part of the land beside the river bank. The small area on the E bank is bounded by, but excludes, a property boundary wall. The majority of the area to be scheduled normally lies below the waters of the River Forth.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.